Total Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birkin Close area has the 39th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 167th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birkin Close (L32 6RJ) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Cherryfield average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkin Close (L32 6RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Peatwood Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaywood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cleadon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birkin Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Pinfold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pinfold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Birkin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birkin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Gaywood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broad Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxted Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Thursby Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sedburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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